Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Ahafo Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

23,933Registered Households
83,063Household Member Population
3.47Average Household Size
6Districts in Ahafo Region
29.3 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

6 Districts
Asunafo South6,119 HH / 18,762 mem.
Asutifi South5,972 HH / 20,251 mem.
Asutifi North3,459 HH / 10,998 mem.
Tano North Municipal2,949 HH / 12,410 mem.
Tano South Municipal2,919 HH / 12,024 mem.
Asunafo North Municipal2,515 HH / 8,618 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+3.3%5.2%45-646.2%9.3%25-449.3%13.6%15-2410.9%10.6%5-1412.6%11.6%0-43.9%3.5%MALE (46.1%)FEMALE (53.9%)
Marital status — Ahafo

Never Married 45.7%; Married 34.4%; Widowed 11.4%; Consensual Union 3.7%; Separated 2.4%; Divorced 2.3%

Key Notes
  • 83,063 household members registered — 44,750 female (53.9%), 38,313 male (46.1%)
  • Average household size: 3.47 · Average member age: 29.3 years
  • Youngest average age: Asutifi South (28.0 yrs); oldest: Asutifi North (33.8 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~67 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~86 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 61,582 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
25.3% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 6.5%Poor — 18.8%Non-Poor — 74.7%
Key Notes
  • 6,058 households classified Absolute Poor (25.3% of registered)
  • 1,563 Extreme Poor households (6.5%); 4,495 Poor non-extreme (18.8%); 17,875 Non-Poor (74.7%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Tano North Municipal (53.1%); lowest: Asutifi North (4.0%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Tano South Municipal (16.9%); lowest: Asutifi North (0.5%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 61.4% Poor Sanitation 49.6% Poor Housing 67.1% No Electricity 32.7%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Tano South Municipal — 66.6%
  2. Asunafo South — 62.8%
  3. Tano North Municipal — 57.1%
  4. Asunafo North Municipal — 45.9%
  5. Asutifi North — 38.5%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Tano North Municipal — 76.7%
  2. Tano South Municipal — 70.0%
  3. Asunafo South — 64.9%
  4. Asunafo North Municipal — 61.7%
  5. Asutifi South — 59.7%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 14,689 households (61.4%)
  • Poor sanitation: 11,878 households (49.6%)
  • Poor housing: 16,049 households (67.1%)
  • No electricity: 7,830 households (32.7%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 1,955 (2.35%) Orphans (S+D) 10,060 (12.1%) Elderly (65+) 6,697 (8.1%) Widowed 7,050 (8.5%) Child Not Immunized 1,964 (25.7% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Asunafo North Municipal — 283 (3.28%)
  2. Tano South Municipal — 357 (2.97%)
  3. Asutifi North — 290 (2.64%)
Key Notes
  • 1,955 school dropouts registered (2.35% of members)
  • 10,060 single + double orphans combined (12.1% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 6,697 members (8.1%); Widowed: 7,050 members (8.5%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Asunafo North Municipal (283 members, 3.28%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
29,305Members Recorded as Unemployed, Ahafo Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Asutifi South — 8,394
  2. Asunafo South — 5,770
  3. Tano South Municipal — 4,544
  4. Asutifi North — 4,210
  5. Tano North Municipal — 4,003
  6. Asunafo North Municipal — 2,384
Key Notes
  • 29,305 members recorded as unemployed in Ahafo Region
  • Asutifi South (8,394) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 51.3% of recorded occupations (685) vs 53.1% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Asunafo North Municipal (2,384)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 21.2% / EP 27.5% High Food Prices 19.2% / EP 11.4% Loss Of The Breadwinner 17.5% / EP 9.7% Rain Storm 14.0% / EP 28.8%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (21.2%) in Ahafo Region
  • 2,111 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 236 (11.2%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Asutifi South (501); highest LEAP access in Asunafo North Municipal (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 5.70% Sight 3.55% Selfcare 2.87% Hearing 1.81% Remembering 1.69% Communication 1.35%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 4,625 (8.4%)
  2. Other — 1,799 (3.3%)
  3. Diabetes — 629 (1.1%)
  4. Heart Disease — 289 (0.5%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Asutifi South — 1,242
  2. Asutifi North — 883
  3. Asunafo South — 847
  4. Asunafo North Municipal — 565
Key Notes
  • 7,288 members (8.77%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 2,154 (2.59%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (5.70%)
  • 13.7% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (8.4%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Asutifi South (1,242)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 6 districts in Ahafo Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Ahafo Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Ashanti Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

66,902Registered Households
282,677Household Member Population
4.23Average Household Size
43Districts in Ashanti Region
28.5 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 43 Districts
Bosome Freho6,514 HH / 24,518 mem.
Offinso Municipal4,203 HH / 18,807 mem.
Asante Akim South Municipal4,160 HH / 13,261 mem.
Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal3,478 HH / 14,855 mem.
Ahafo Ano North Municipal3,109 HH / 10,553 mem.
Offinso North3,059 HH / 13,820 mem.
Afigya Kwabre North3,000 HH / 12,607 mem.
Adansi North2,678 HH / 12,590 mem.
Mampong Municipal2,575 HH / 9,049 mem.
Ahafo Ano South East2,506 HH / 7,156 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.7%5.6%45-644.8%8.7%25-448.5%13.0%15-2412.9%12.6%5-1413.4%12.4%0-42.8%2.6%MALE (45.2%)FEMALE (54.8%)
Marital status — Ashanti

Never Married 52.4%; Married 27.5%; Widowed 12.3%; Consensual Union 3.5%; Divorced 2.2%; Separated 2.1%

Key Notes
  • 282,677 household members registered — 154,991 female (54.8%), 127,686 male (45.2%)
  • Average household size: 4.23 · Average member age: 28.5 years
  • Youngest average age: Asokwa Municipal (24.0 yrs); oldest: Kwadaso (36.3 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~65 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~82 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 212,681 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
44.0% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 8.7%Poor — 35.4%Non-Poor — 56.0%
Key Notes
  • 29,450 households classified Absolute Poor (44.0% of registered)
  • 5,798 Extreme Poor households (8.7%); 23,652 Poor non-extreme (35.4%); 37,452 Non-Poor (56.0%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Bosome Freho (100.0%); lowest: Ejisu Municipal (0.0%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Asokwa Municipal (62.5%); lowest: Ejisu Municipal (0.0%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 61.9% Poor Sanitation 57.7% Poor Housing 63.8% No Electricity 32.7%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Sekyere Afram Plains — 93.2%
  2. Sekyere Central — 84.4%
  3. Adansi South — 83.8%
  4. Ejura Sekyedumase Municipal — 83.0%
  5. Akrofuom — 82.5%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Adansi South — 94.5%
  2. Sekyere Afram Plains — 92.2%
  3. Atwima Nwabiagya North — 92.1%
  4. Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipal — 91.8%
  5. Akrofuom — 83.6%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 41,384 households (61.9%)
  • Poor sanitation: 38,604 households (57.7%)
  • Poor housing: 42,658 households (63.8%)
  • No electricity: 21,876 households (32.7%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 8,049 (2.85%) Orphans (S+D) 51,582 (18.2%) Elderly (65+) 22,199 (7.9%) Widowed 26,073 (9.2%) Child Not Immunized 6,906 (34.4% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Old Tafo Municipal — 18 (6.16%)
  2. Asokwa Municipal — 6 (4.76%)
  3. Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipal — 81 (4.48%)
Key Notes
  • 8,049 school dropouts registered (2.85% of members)
  • 51,582 single + double orphans combined (18.2% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 22,199 members (7.9%); Widowed: 26,073 members (9.2%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Old Tafo Municipal (18 members, 6.16%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
110,355Members Recorded as Unemployed, Ashanti Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Bosome Freho — 8,025
  2. Asante Akim South Municipal — 6,373
  3. Offinso Municipal — 6,360
  4. Adansi North — 6,101
  5. Offinso North — 5,921
  6. Ahafo Ano North Municipal — 5,194
  7. Afigya Kwabre North — 5,181
  8. Sekyere South — 5,051
  9. Asante Akim North Municipal — 4,840
  10. Bosomtwi — 4,562
Key Notes
  • 110,355 members recorded as unemployed in Ashanti Region
  • Bosome Freho (8,025) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 53.4% of recorded occupations (1,782) vs 44.9% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Asokwa Municipal (43)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Loss Of The Breadwinner 20.7% / EP 18.7% High Food Prices 14.5% / EP 10.0% Loss Of Income/Employment 11.4% / EP 4.9% Drought 11.0% / EP 12.7%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Loss Of The Breadwinner is the leading shock overall (20.7%) in Ashanti Region
  • 8,316 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 836 (10.1%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Bosome Freho (1,601); highest LEAP access in Adansi Asokwa (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 5.88% Sight 3.80% Selfcare 3.49% Remembering 2.17% Hearing 1.92% Communication 1.70%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 17,951 (9.6%)
  2. Other — 4,804 (2.6%)
  3. Diabetes — 2,778 (1.5%)
  4. Heart Disease — 1,159 (0.6%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Asante Akim South Municipal — 1,551
  2. Bosome Freho — 1,453
  3. Ahafo Ano North Municipal — 1,120
  4. Offinso Municipal — 1,074
Key Notes
  • 27,220 members (9.63%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 8,324 (2.94%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (5.88%)
  • 14.8% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (9.6%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Asante Akim South Municipal (1,551)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 43 districts in Ashanti Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Ashanti Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Bono East Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

86,003Registered Households
324,644Household Member Population
3.77Average Household Size
11Districts in Bono East Region
26.8 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 11 Districts
Atebubu Amantin Municipal14,171 HH / 58,263 mem.
Kintampo North Municipal13,576 HH / 51,665 mem.
Kintampo South13,046 HH / 45,756 mem.
Techiman Municipal10,219 HH / 29,562 mem.
Pru West7,763 HH / 29,279 mem.
Pru East7,296 HH / 32,237 mem.
Nkoranza South Municipal6,026 HH / 21,544 mem.
Sene East4,339 HH / 19,435 mem.
Sene West4,273 HH / 15,693 mem.
Nkoranza North2,702 HH / 11,759 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.5%3.4%45-645.5%7.3%25-4411.1%13.9%15-2410.6%10.4%5-1413.7%12.4%0-44.8%4.3%MALE (48.1%)FEMALE (51.9%)
Marital status — Bono East

Never Married 43.4%; Married 41.4%; Widowed 9.4%; Consensual Union 2.3%; Divorced 1.9%; Separated 1.6%

Key Notes
  • 324,644 household members registered — 168,454 female (51.9%), 156,190 male (48.1%)
  • Average household size: 3.77 · Average member age: 26.8 years
  • Youngest average age: Atebubu Amantin Municipal (24.5 yrs); oldest: Techiman North (29.8 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~70 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~93 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 227,269 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
55.6% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 17.2%Poor — 38.4%Non-Poor — 44.4%
Key Notes
  • 47,809 households classified Absolute Poor (55.6% of registered)
  • 14,756 Extreme Poor households (17.2%); 33,053 Poor non-extreme (38.4%); 38,194 Non-Poor (44.4%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Atebubu Amantin Municipal (76.2%); lowest: Techiman Municipal (29.7%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Nkoranza North (24.8%); lowest: Sene West (8.4%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 76.1% Poor Sanitation 86.2% Poor Housing 67.2% No Electricity 42.6%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Kintampo South — 94.3%
  2. Sene East — 93.9%
  3. Pru West — 91.7%
  4. Atebubu Amantin Municipal — 90.9%
  5. Kintampo North Municipal — 88.0%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Sene East — 98.0%
  2. Sene West — 93.9%
  3. Pru East — 91.6%
  4. Atebubu Amantin Municipal — 85.8%
  5. Kintampo North Municipal — 85.4%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 65,419 households (76.1%)
  • Poor sanitation: 74,116 households (86.2%)
  • Poor housing: 57,806 households (67.2%)
  • No electricity: 36,605 households (42.6%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 5,949 (1.83%) Orphans (S+D) 31,916 (9.8%) Elderly (65+) 17,889 (5.5%) Widowed 21,317 (6.6%) Child Not Immunized 14,442 (37.8% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Atebubu Amantin Municipal — 1,346 (2.31%)
  2. Nkoranza North — 271 (2.30%)
  3. Techiman Municipal — 646 (2.19%)
Key Notes
  • 5,949 school dropouts registered (1.83% of members)
  • 31,916 single + double orphans combined (9.8% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 17,889 members (5.5%); Widowed: 21,317 members (6.6%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Atebubu Amantin Municipal (1,346 members, 2.31%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
101,636Members Recorded as Unemployed, Bono East Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Kintampo South — 19,852
  2. Kintampo North Municipal — 19,013
  3. Atebubu Amantin Municipal — 14,120
  4. Techiman Municipal — 11,017
  5. Pru West — 8,429
  6. Pru East — 6,622
  7. Sene East — 5,916
  8. Nkoranza South Municipal — 4,602
  9. Sene West — 4,108
  10. Nkoranza North — 4,050
Key Notes
  • 101,636 members recorded as unemployed in Bono East Region
  • Kintampo South (19,852) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 67.2% of recorded occupations (8,629) vs 60.7% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Techiman North (3,907)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 59.2% / EP 57.0% Loss Of The Breadwinner 9.1% / EP 10.3% High Food Prices 5.7% / EP 4.5% Rain Storm 4.9% / EP 4.9%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (59.2%) in Bono East Region
  • 27,232 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 5,431 (19.9%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Kintampo North Municipal (5,093); highest LEAP access in Atebubu Amantin Municipal (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 4.57% Sight 3.48% Selfcare 2.52% Hearing 1.85% Remembering 1.71% Communication 1.35%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 14,514 (7.2%)
  2. Other — 5,763 (2.9%)
  3. Heart Disease — 2,759 (1.4%)
  4. Diabetes — 2,001 (1.0%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Kintampo South — 2,970
  2. Kintampo North Municipal — 2,857
  3. Atebubu Amantin Municipal — 1,539
  4. Pru East — 1,189
Key Notes
  • 26,957 members (8.30%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 7,316 (2.25%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (4.57%)
  • 12.9% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (7.2%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Kintampo South (2,970)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 11 districts in Bono East Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Bono East Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Bono Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

53,158Registered Households
202,771Household Member Population
3.81Average Household Size
12Districts in Bono Region
29.1 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 12 Districts
Tain12,020 HH / 52,045 mem.
Wenchi Municipal8,577 HH / 23,825 mem.
Dormaa Central Municipal8,564 HH / 29,848 mem.
Dormaa West4,889 HH / 18,078 mem.
Sunyani West Municipal4,299 HH / 18,437 mem.
Banda3,968 HH / 16,913 mem.
Sunyani Municipal3,577 HH / 14,051 mem.
Jaman North3,504 HH / 12,561 mem.
Dormaa East2,491 HH / 9,998 mem.
Berekum East Municipal483 HH / 2,952 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+3.1%5.2%45-645.8%8.8%25-449.9%13.9%15-2410.8%10.9%5-1412.8%11.8%0-43.7%3.3%MALE (46.1%)FEMALE (53.9%)
Marital status — Bono

Never Married 47.0%; Married 33.0%; Widowed 10.7%; Consensual Union 4.3%; Divorced 2.8%; Separated 2.2%

Key Notes
  • 202,771 household members registered — 109,394 female (53.9%), 93,377 male (46.1%)
  • Average household size: 3.81 · Average member age: 29.1 years
  • Youngest average age: Sunyani Municipal (27.3 yrs); oldest: Wenchi Municipal (32.7 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~66 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~85 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 149,901 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
47.1% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 13.9%Poor — 33.3%Non-Poor — 52.9%
Key Notes
  • 25,048 households classified Absolute Poor (47.1% of registered)
  • 7,371 Extreme Poor households (13.9%); 17,677 Poor non-extreme (33.3%); 28,110 Non-Poor (52.9%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Banda (77.0%); lowest: Jaman South (0.0%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Banda (22.7%); lowest: Jaman South (0.0%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 67.8% Poor Sanitation 67.2% Poor Housing 58.0% No Electricity 37.0%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Banda — 90.4%
  2. Wenchi Municipal — 81.9%
  3. Dormaa East — 79.9%
  4. Sunyani West Municipal — 79.9%
  5. Sunyani Municipal — 71.1%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Dormaa East — 96.7%
  2. Sunyani West Municipal — 87.8%
  3. Sunyani Municipal — 84.7%
  4. Berekum East Municipal — 74.3%
  5. Dormaa Central Municipal — 69.1%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 36,024 households (67.8%)
  • Poor sanitation: 35,717 households (67.2%)
  • Poor housing: 30,858 households (58.0%)
  • No electricity: 19,648 households (37.0%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 4,164 (2.05%) Orphans (S+D) 23,812 (11.7%) Elderly (65+) 15,671 (7.7%) Widowed 16,004 (7.9%) Child Not Immunized 5,583 (30.4% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Berekum East Municipal — 126 (4.27%)
  2. Jaman South — 64 (3.18%)
  3. Berekum West — 56 (2.73%)
Key Notes
  • 4,164 school dropouts registered (2.05% of members)
  • 23,812 single + double orphans combined (11.7% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 15,671 members (7.7%); Widowed: 16,004 members (7.9%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Berekum East Municipal (126 members, 4.27%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
77,293Members Recorded as Unemployed, Bono Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Tain — 16,003
  2. Dormaa Central Municipal — 10,823
  3. Wenchi Municipal — 10,356
  4. Banda — 8,424
  5. Dormaa West — 7,054
  6. Sunyani West Municipal — 6,796
  7. Jaman North — 6,456
  8. Sunyani Municipal — 4,452
  9. Dormaa East — 3,882
  10. Berekum East Municipal — 1,150
Key Notes
  • 77,293 members recorded as unemployed in Bono Region
  • Tain (16,003) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 57.2% of recorded occupations (3,129) vs 52.6% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Berekum West (895)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 31.5% / EP 29.7% Loss Of The Breadwinner 15.3% / EP 13.7% High Food Prices 10.9% / EP 8.0% Bush/House Fire 9.5% / EP 10.7%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (31.5%) in Bono Region
  • 9,099 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 1,480 (16.3%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Dormaa Central Municipal (1,662); highest LEAP access in Banda (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 6.47% Sight 4.36% Selfcare 3.52% Hearing 2.35% Remembering 2.21% Communication 1.64%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 12,534 (9.4%)
  2. Other — 3,836 (2.9%)
  3. Diabetes — 2,352 (1.8%)
  4. Heart Disease — 1,199 (0.9%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Tain — 2,321
  2. Dormaa Central Municipal — 2,211
  3. Wenchi Municipal — 1,693
  4. Sunyani West Municipal — 1,637
Key Notes
  • 21,888 members (10.79%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 6,345 (3.13%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (6.47%)
  • 15.5% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (9.4%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Tain (2,321)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 12 districts in Bono Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Bono Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Central Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

837,428Registered Households
3,004,247Household Member Population
3.59Average Household Size
22Districts in Central Region
28.2 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 22 Districts
Gomoa East83,667 HH / 285,048 mem.
Awutu Senya East65,860 HH / 254,786 mem.
Cape Coast61,734 HH / 164,716 mem.
Mfantsiman49,715 HH / 171,216 mem.
Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem48,746 HH / 156,284 mem.
Agona West44,687 HH / 159,735 mem.
Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam40,098 HH / 138,212 mem.
Gomoa West39,906 HH / 133,585 mem.
Abura Asebu Kwamankese37,879 HH / 131,086 mem.
Effutu37,570 HH / 131,781 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.2%3.3%45-646.1%7.5%25-4412.0%15.5%15-2412.2%11.9%5-1412.8%11.8%0-42.4%2.2%MALE (47.7%)FEMALE (52.3%)
Marital status — Central

Never Married 49.3%; Married 34.0%; Widowed 5.9%; Consensual Union 5.2%; Divorced 2.8%; Separated 2.6%

Key Notes
  • 3,004,247 household members registered — 1,484,048 female (52.3%), 1,355,483 male (47.7%)
  • Average household size: 3.59 · Average member age: 28.2 years
  • Youngest average age: Upper Denkyira West (26.0 yrs); oldest: Asikuman / Odoben / Brakwa (29.4 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~53 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~91 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 2,026,203 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
7.6% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 1.2%Poor — 6.5%Non-Poor — 92.4%
Key Notes
  • 63,954 households classified Absolute Poor (7.6% of registered)
  • 9,883 Extreme Poor households (1.2%); 54,071 Poor non-extreme (6.5%); 773,474 Non-Poor (92.4%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Abura Asebu Kwamankese (42.8%); lowest: Effutu (0.0%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Abura Asebu Kwamankese (6.1%); lowest: Effutu (0.0%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 48.9% Poor Sanitation 48.5% Poor Housing 23.6% No Electricity 6.6%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Ekumfi — 75.4%
  2. Upper Denkyira West — 73.3%
  3. Twifo Ati Morkwa — 69.5%
  4. Assin South — 68.7%
  5. Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira — 67.7%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira — 72.7%
  2. Asikuman / Odoben / Brakwa — 72.5%
  3. Assin South — 72.3%
  4. Assin North — 72.2%
  5. Awutu Senya — 71.3%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 409,872 households (48.9%)
  • Poor sanitation: 406,454 households (48.5%)
  • Poor housing: 197,472 households (23.6%)
  • No electricity: 55,391 households (6.6%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 2,985 (0.10%) Orphans (S+D) 122,766 (4.1%) Elderly (65+) 162,898 (5.4%) Widowed 126,956 (4.2%) Child Not Immunized 870 (0.6% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Assin South — 460 (0.39%)
  2. Awutu Senya East — 535 (0.21%)
  3. Asikuman / Odoben / Brakwa — 262 (0.18%)
Key Notes
  • 2,985 school dropouts registered (0.10% of members)
  • 122,766 single + double orphans combined (4.1% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 162,898 members (5.4%); Widowed: 126,956 members (4.2%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Assin South (460 members, 0.39%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
26,674Members Recorded as Unemployed, Central Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Assin South — 3,390
  2. Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam — 2,891
  3. Asikuman / Odoben / Brakwa — 2,435
  4. Abura Asebu Kwamankese — 2,193
  5. Gomoa West — 1,565
  6. Assin Fosu Municipal — 1,548
  7. Awutu Senya East — 1,390
  8. Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira — 1,374
  9. Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem — 1,283
  10. Awutu Senya — 1,270
Key Notes
  • 26,674 members recorded as unemployed in Central Region
  • Assin South (3,390) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 11.4% of recorded occupations (283) vs 1.4% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Upper Denkyira West (138)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Loss Of The Breadwinner 26.7% / EP 22.6% Other (Specify) 19.5% / EP 19.0% Loss Of Income/Employment 19.2% / EP 21.1% High Food Prices 12.3% / EP 8.2%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. School Feeding — 32,544 (36.6%)
  2. Free SHS — 31,557 (35.5%)
  3. Free School Uniforms — 12,040 (13.5%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 10,200 (11.5%)
  5. Food/Agric Sector Init. — 1,878 (2.1%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. School Feeding — 1,168 (52.4%)
  2. Free SHS — 425 (19.1%)
  3. Free School Uniforms — 327 (14.7%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 218 (9.8%)
  5. Food/Agric Sector Init. — 76 (3.4%)
Key Notes
  • Loss Of The Breadwinner is the leading shock overall (26.7%) in Central Region
  • 1,842 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 279 (15.1%)
  • School Feeding is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (32,544, 36.6%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Gomoa West (326); highest LEAP access in Gomoa East (54)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 1.74% Sight 1.34% Selfcare 0.90% Hearing 0.65% Remembering 0.62% Communication 0.53%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 3,773 (8.7%)
  2. Other — 984 (2.3%)
  3. Diabetes — 508 (1.2%)
  4. Heart Disease — 288 (0.7%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Asikuman / Odoben / Brakwa — 417
  2. Gomoa West — 368
  3. Assin South — 361
  4. Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem — 279
Key Notes
  • 87,493 members (3.08%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 25,074 (0.88%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (1.74%)
  • 13.2% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (8.7%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Asikuman / Odoben / Brakwa (417)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 22 districts in Central Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Central Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Eastern Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

39,963Registered Households
145,363Household Member Population
3.64Average Household Size
33Districts in Eastern Region
30.9 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 33 Districts
Upper Manya Krobo5,020 HH / 16,913 mem.
Kwahu Afram Plains North3,366 HH / 11,688 mem.
Fanteakwa North2,971 HH / 8,439 mem.
Lower Manya Krobo Municipal2,827 HH / 11,259 mem.
Yilo Krobo Municipal2,772 HH / 8,933 mem.
Akwapim South Municipal2,406 HH / 6,789 mem.
Akwapim North Municipal2,032 HH / 7,695 mem.
Kwahu Afram Plains South1,960 HH / 6,737 mem.
Okere1,595 HH / 5,934 mem.
Asene Manso Akroso1,373 HH / 6,477 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+3.8%7.2%45-645.8%9.8%25-448.6%12.2%15-2412.0%11.2%5-1412.8%11.2%0-42.8%2.6%MALE (45.9%)FEMALE (54.1%)
Marital status — Eastern

Never Married 48.2%; Married 26.5%; Widowed 13.8%; Consensual Union 6.1%; Separated 2.9%; Divorced 2.5%

Key Notes
  • 145,363 household members registered — 77,140 female (54.1%), 65,473 male (45.9%)
  • Average household size: 3.64 · Average member age: 30.9 years
  • Youngest average age: Birim South (28.2 yrs); oldest: West Akim Municipal (38.2 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~68 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~85 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 109,205 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
37.5% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 5.0%Poor — 32.5%Non-Poor — 62.5%
Key Notes
  • 14,984 households classified Absolute Poor (37.5% of registered)
  • 1,988 Extreme Poor households (5.0%); 12,996 Poor non-extreme (32.5%); 24,979 Non-Poor (62.5%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Upper Manya Krobo (67.5%); lowest: West Akim Municipal (1.5%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal (17.9%); lowest: West Akim Municipal (0.2%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 78.5% Poor Sanitation 76.4% Poor Housing 63.8% No Electricity 36.5%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Upper Manya Krobo — 93.2%
  2. Akyemansa — 92.8%
  3. Kwahu Afram Plains North — 90.6%
  4. Suhum Municipal — 87.8%
  5. Fanteakwa North — 87.1%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Kwahu East — 99.0%
  2. Kwahu South Municipal — 95.2%
  3. Akwapim South Municipal — 93.4%
  4. Upper Manya Krobo — 92.4%
  5. Yilo Krobo Municipal — 87.6%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 31,356 households (78.5%)
  • Poor sanitation: 30,527 households (76.4%)
  • Poor housing: 25,507 households (63.8%)
  • No electricity: 14,596 households (36.5%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 3,754 (2.58%) Orphans (S+D) 27,497 (18.9%) Elderly (65+) 15,030 (10.3%) Widowed 15,323 (10.5%) Child Not Immunized 3,702 (35.9% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. New Juaben North Municipal — 79 (5.33%)
  2. Abuakwa North Municipal — 32 (4.41%)
  3. Fanteakwa South — 60 (4.29%)
Key Notes
  • 3,754 school dropouts registered (2.58% of members)
  • 27,497 single + double orphans combined (18.9% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 15,030 members (10.3%); Widowed: 15,323 members (10.5%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in New Juaben North Municipal (79 members, 5.33%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
52,774Members Recorded as Unemployed, Eastern Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Upper Manya Krobo — 8,085
  2. Kwahu Afram Plains North — 4,282
  3. Lower Manya Krobo Municipal — 4,095
  4. Yilo Krobo Municipal — 4,069
  5. Akwapim North Municipal — 2,382
  6. Asene Manso Akroso — 2,352
  7. Akwapim South Municipal — 2,159
  8. Kwahu Afram Plains South — 2,091
  9. Okere — 2,074
  10. Achiase District** — 1,988
Key Notes
  • 52,774 members recorded as unemployed in Eastern Region
  • Upper Manya Krobo (8,085) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 48.4% of recorded occupations (623) vs 41.9% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Kwahu South Municipal (99)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 23.9% / EP 22.6% Loss Of The Breadwinner 16.0% / EP 18.0% High Food Prices 10.4% / EP 5.9% Loss Of Income/Employment 9.5% / EP 5.7%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (23.9%) in Eastern Region
  • 6,374 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 473 (7.4%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Kwahu Afram Plains North (977); highest LEAP access in Abuakwa North Municipal (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 6.04% Sight 3.91% Selfcare 3.63% Remembering 2.21% Hearing 1.99% Communication 1.63%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 11,751 (12.2%)
  2. Other — 2,129 (2.2%)
  3. Diabetes — 1,304 (1.4%)
  4. Heart Disease — 413 (0.4%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Upper Manya Krobo — 1,954
  2. Lower Manya Krobo Municipal — 982
  3. Kwahu Afram Plains North — 957
  4. Yilo Krobo Municipal — 849
Key Notes
  • 14,487 members (10.16%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 4,339 (3.04%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (6.04%)
  • 16.5% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (12.2%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Upper Manya Krobo (1,954)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 33 districts in Eastern Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Eastern Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Greater Accra Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

21,830Registered Households
72,672Household Member Population
3.33Average Household Size
23Districts in Greater Accra Region
30.2 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 23 Districts
Krowor Municipal13,327 HH / 39,298 mem.
Ga South1,814 HH / 8,779 mem.
Shai Osudoku1,538 HH / 5,462 mem.
Ningo Prampram1,052 HH / 5,275 mem.
Ga West645 HH / 1,932 mem.
Ada East494 HH / 1,148 mem.
Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA)434 HH / 1,500 mem.
Ada West393 HH / 1,310 mem.
Tema308 HH / 896 mem.
Kpone Katamanso280 HH / 991 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.4%6.6%45-645.3%10.5%25-448.9%15.1%15-2410.9%11.0%5-1411.7%11.1%0-43.5%3.2%MALE (42.6%)FEMALE (57.4%)
Marital status — Greater Accra

Never Married 52.6%; Married 22.9%; Widowed 13.7%; Consensual Union 5.9%; Separated 3.3%; Divorced 1.6%

Key Notes
  • 72,672 household members registered — 40,988 female (57.4%), 30,413 male (42.6%)
  • Average household size: 3.33 · Average member age: 30.2 years
  • Youngest average age: Ablekuman West (26.9 yrs); oldest: La Dadekotopong (52.4 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~62 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~74 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 55,466 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
6.6% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 0.0%Poor — 6.6%Non-Poor — 93.4%
Key Notes
  • 1,433 households classified Absolute Poor (6.6% of registered)
  • 0 Extreme Poor households (0.0%); 1,433 Poor non-extreme (6.6%); 20,397 Non-Poor (93.4%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Adentan (77.2%); lowest: La Dadekotopong (0.0%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA) (0.0%); lowest: Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA) (0.0%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 37.8% Poor Sanitation 26.5% Poor Housing 25.1% No Electricity 6.8%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Ada East — 92.5%
  2. Ningo Prampram — 89.1%
  3. Shai Osudoku — 73.5%
  4. Ada West — 63.9%
  5. Ga South — 61.9%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Ablekuman West — 97.1%
  2. Ga Central — 90.5%
  3. Okaikoi North — 73.8%
  4. Weija Gbawe — 71.3%
  5. Ada East — 69.8%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 8,255 households (37.8%)
  • Poor sanitation: 5,786 households (26.5%)
  • Poor housing: 5,469 households (25.1%)
  • No electricity: 1,478 households (6.8%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 2,037 (2.80%) Orphans (S+D) 9,467 (13.0%) Elderly (65+) 6,423 (8.8%) Widowed 7,824 (10.8%) Child Not Immunized 1,114 (21.7% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Weija Gbawe — 33 (9.48%)
  2. Ga South — 467 (5.32%)
  3. Ada West — 61 (4.66%)
Key Notes
  • 2,037 school dropouts registered (2.80% of members)
  • 9,467 single + double orphans combined (13.0% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 6,423 members (8.8%); Widowed: 7,824 members (10.8%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Weija Gbawe (33 members, 9.48%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
24,934Members Recorded as Unemployed, Greater Accra Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Krowor Municipal — 12,163
  2. Ga South — 2,440
  3. Ningo Prampram — 2,361
  4. Shai Osudoku — 2,011
  5. Ga West — 842
  6. Ada East — 742
  7. Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA) — 526
  8. Kpone Katamanso — 464
  9. Adentan — 460
  10. Tema — 398
Key Notes
  • 24,934 members recorded as unemployed in Greater Accra Region
  • Krowor Municipal (12,163) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 0.0% of recorded occupations (0) vs 7.1% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Ablekuma Central (7)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
High Food Prices 52.6% / EP 0.0% Loss Of Income/Employment 16.8% / EP 0.0% Flood 9.2% / EP 0.0% Loss Of The Breadwinner 7.5% / EP 0.0%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • High Food Prices is the leading shock overall (52.6%) in Greater Accra Region
  • 2,543 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 0 (0.0%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Krowor Municipal (1,713); highest LEAP access in Ablekuman West (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 4.62% Sight 2.63% Selfcare 2.26% Remembering 1.62% Hearing 1.46% Communication 1.14%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 5,222 (10.1%)
  2. Other — 1,058 (2.0%)
  3. Diabetes — 637 (1.2%)
  4. Heart Disease — 168 (0.3%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Krowor Municipal — 2,496
  2. Shai Osudoku — 731
  3. Ga South — 553
  4. Ningo Prampram — 274
Key Notes
  • 4,842 members (6.78%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 1,388 (1.94%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (4.62%)
  • 13.9% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (10.1%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Krowor Municipal (2,496)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 23 districts in Greater Accra Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Greater Accra Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the North East Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

112,752Registered Households
599,899Household Member Population
5.32Average Household Size
6Districts in North East Region
27.8 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

6 Districts
East Mamprusi District35,281 HH / 157,352 mem.
West Mamprusi Municipal24,825 HH / 154,756 mem.
Chereponi District19,810 HH / 94,945 mem.
Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri15,071 HH / 83,127 mem.
Mampurugu Moagduri District9,240 HH / 51,261 mem.
Yunyoo-Nasuan District8,525 HH / 58,458 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.3%3.6%45-644.8%6.5%25-4412.4%15.0%15-2413.0%11.7%5-1415.8%14.4%0-40.2%0.2%MALE (48.6%)FEMALE (51.4%)
Marital status — North East

Married 51.8%; Never Married 39.6%; Widowed 6.6%; Consensual Union 0.8%; Separated 0.7%; Divorced 0.6%

Key Notes
  • 599,899 household members registered — 308,546 female (51.4%), 291,353 male (48.6%)
  • Average household size: 5.32 · Average member age: 27.8 years
  • Youngest average age: Chereponi District (26.8 yrs); oldest: Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri (30.3 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~58 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~94 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 384,888 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
79.6% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 44.6%Poor — 35.0%Non-Poor — 20.4%
Key Notes
  • 89,723 households classified Absolute Poor (79.6% of registered)
  • 50,316 Extreme Poor households (44.6%); 39,407 Poor non-extreme (35.0%); 23,029 Non-Poor (20.4%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Chereponi District (99.9%); lowest: West Mamprusi Municipal (53.2%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Yunyoo-Nasuan District (62.6%); lowest: West Mamprusi Municipal (34.1%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 90.9% Poor Sanitation 88.6% Poor Housing 93.9% No Electricity 31.1%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Yunyoo-Nasuan District — 94.9%
  2. Mampurugu Moagduri District — 94.2%
  3. Chereponi District — 93.5%
  4. Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri — 88.8%
  5. East Mamprusi District — 88.4%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri — 94.5%
  2. Mampurugu Moagduri District — 94.1%
  3. West Mamprusi Municipal — 93.4%
  4. Yunyoo-Nasuan District — 90.8%
  5. Chereponi District — 89.4%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 102,519 households (90.9%)
  • Poor sanitation: 99,953 households (88.6%)
  • Poor housing: 105,854 households (93.9%)
  • No electricity: 35,039 households (31.1%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 1,241 (0.21%) Orphans (S+D) 29,374 (4.9%) Elderly (65+) 35,212 (5.9%) Widowed 25,264 (4.2%) Child Not Immunized 1,499 (45.4% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri — 461 (0.55%)
  2. Yunyoo-Nasuan District — 161 (0.28%)
  3. West Mamprusi Municipal — 250 (0.16%)
Key Notes
  • 1,241 school dropouts registered (0.21% of members)
  • 29,374 single + double orphans combined (4.9% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 35,212 members (5.9%); Widowed: 25,264 members (4.2%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri (461 members, 0.55%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
45,960Members Recorded as Unemployed, North East Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. East Mamprusi District — 10,757
  2. Chereponi District — 10,076
  3. West Mamprusi Municipal — 8,660
  4. Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri — 8,540
  5. Yunyoo-Nasuan District — 4,563
  6. Mampurugu Moagduri District — 3,364
Key Notes
  • 45,960 members recorded as unemployed in North East Region
  • East Mamprusi District (10,757) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 57.5% of recorded occupations (697) vs 52.8% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Mampurugu Moagduri District (3,364)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 61.5% / EP 65.2% Flood 9.9% / EP 8.2% Pest Infestation 9.5% / EP 8.9% Rain Storm 6.2% / EP 5.8%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. School Feeding — 4,128 (21.3%)
  2. LEAP — 4,011 (20.7%)
  3. Free SHS — 3,747 (19.4%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 3,746 (19.3%)
  5. Food/Agric Sector Init. — 1,973 (10.2%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. School Feeding — 2,798 (21.5%)
  2. Free SHS — 2,628 (20.2%)
  3. LEAP — 2,567 (19.7%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 2,539 (19.5%)
  5. Food/Agric Sector Init. — 1,304 (10.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (61.5%) in North East Region
  • 9,636 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 1,050 (10.9%)
  • School Feeding is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (4,128, 21.3%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Chereponi District (2,601); highest LEAP access in Chereponi District (1,782)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 2.25% Sight 1.69% Selfcare 1.49% Hearing 1.19% Remembering 1.05% Communication 0.86%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 4,939 (7.3%)
  2. Heart Disease — 730 (1.1%)
  3. Other — 713 (1.1%)
  4. Diabetes — 571 (0.8%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. West Mamprusi Municipal — 1,711
  2. East Mamprusi District — 1,022
  3. Chereponi District — 752
  4. Bunkpurugu-Nyakpanduri — 708
Key Notes
  • 26,632 members (4.44%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 7,423 (1.24%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (2.25%)
  • 10.7% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (7.3%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: West Mamprusi Municipal (1,711)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 6 districts in North East Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of North East Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Northern Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

353,179Registered Households
1,728,951Household Member Population
4.90Average Household Size
16Districts in Northern Region
27.6 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 16 Districts
Sagnarigu District37,780 HH / 158,907 mem.
Tamale36,589 HH / 173,181 mem.
Yendi Municipal31,204 HH / 138,639 mem.
Nanumba North District30,580 HH / 153,966 mem.
Nanumba South District25,948 HH / 121,360 mem.
Gushegu District24,563 HH / 127,837 mem.
Kpandai District24,361 HH / 123,488 mem.
Tolon District22,760 HH / 109,929 mem.
Saboba District18,532 HH / 102,486 mem.
Kumbumgu District16,456 HH / 77,043 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.3%3.0%45-645.4%6.5%25-4412.8%15.7%15-2412.1%10.4%5-1416.3%15.1%0-40.3%0.3%MALE (49.1%)FEMALE (50.9%)
Marital status — Northern

Married 54.1%; Never Married 37.4%; Widowed 6.4%; Separated 1.0%; Divorced 0.8%; Consensual Union 0.4%

Key Notes
  • 1,728,951 household members registered — 792,135 female (50.9%), 763,635 male (49.1%)
  • Average household size: 4.90 · Average member age: 27.6 years
  • Youngest average age: Mion District (26.5 yrs); oldest: Yendi Municipal (28.6 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~59 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~96 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 996,897 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
71.0% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 40.9%Poor — 30.1%Non-Poor — 29.0%
Key Notes
  • 250,815 households classified Absolute Poor (71.0% of registered)
  • 144,493 Extreme Poor households (40.9%); 106,322 Poor non-extreme (30.1%); 102,364 Non-Poor (29.0%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Zabzugu District (99.9%); lowest: Tamale (27.5%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Zabzugu District (65.9%); lowest: Tamale (14.5%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 81.4% Poor Sanitation 80.7% Poor Housing 80.2% No Electricity 28.0%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Mion District — 98.2%
  2. Karaga District — 96.3%
  3. Gushegu District — 95.0%
  4. Tatale Sangule District — 94.9%
  5. Nanumba South District — 94.3%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Mion District — 96.8%
  2. Tolon District — 93.5%
  3. Saboba District — 92.9%
  4. Karaga District — 92.3%
  5. Zabzugu District — 90.4%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 287,332 households (81.4%)
  • Poor sanitation: 285,135 households (80.7%)
  • Poor housing: 283,317 households (80.2%)
  • No electricity: 98,844 households (28.0%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 3,582 (0.21%) Orphans (S+D) 21,971 (1.3%) Elderly (65+) 89,921 (5.2%) Widowed 69,690 (4.0%) Child Not Immunized 6,056 (50.4% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Tatale Sangule District — 630 (0.72%)
  2. Saboba District — 395 (0.39%)
  3. Kpandai District — 364 (0.29%)
Key Notes
  • 3,582 school dropouts registered (0.21% of members)
  • 21,971 single + double orphans combined (1.3% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 89,921 members (5.2%); Widowed: 69,690 members (4.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Tatale Sangule District (630 members, 0.72%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
117,004Members Recorded as Unemployed, Northern Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Tatale Sangule District — 13,418
  2. Saboba District — 12,471
  3. Yendi Municipal — 11,700
  4. Nanumba South District — 11,146
  5. Kpandai District — 10,165
  6. Gushegu District — 9,037
  7. Karaga District — 7,355
  8. Tolon District — 7,106
  9. Nanumba North District — 6,489
  10. Kumbumgu District — 5,380
Key Notes
  • 117,004 members recorded as unemployed in Northern Region
  • Tatale Sangule District (13,418) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 20.7% of recorded occupations (5,569) vs 26.2% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Nanton District (1,538)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 84.2% / EP 81.5% Flood 4.7% / EP 7.3% Rain Storm 3.7% / EP 3.6% High Food Prices 2.3% / EP 1.8%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. School Feeding — 18,569 (29.2%)
  2. Free Maternal Health — 15,778 (24.8%)
  3. Free SHS — 10,871 (17.1%)
  4. Free School Uniforms — 6,340 (10.0%)
  5. LEAP — 6,070 (9.5%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. School Feeding — 10,962 (29.2%)
  2. Free Maternal Health — 9,384 (25.0%)
  3. Free SHS — 5,773 (15.4%)
  4. Free School Uniforms — 4,097 (10.9%)
  5. LEAP — 3,810 (10.2%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (84.2%) in Northern Region
  • 32,896 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 7,786 (23.7%)
  • School Feeding is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (18,569, 29.2%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Saboba District (5,389); highest LEAP access in Saboba District (997)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 2.37% Sight 1.57% Selfcare 1.23% Hearing 0.88% Remembering 0.37% Communication 0.30%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 10,519 (6.2%)
  2. Heart Disease — 1,368 (0.8%)
  3. Other — 1,267 (0.7%)
  4. Diabetes — 1,146 (0.7%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Yendi Municipal — 1,658
  2. Tatale Sangule District — 1,253
  3. Gushegu District — 1,199
  4. Kpandai District — 791
Key Notes
  • 62,950 members (4.05%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 15,378 (0.99%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (2.37%)
  • 8.9% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (6.2%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Yendi Municipal (1,658)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 16 districts in Northern Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Northern Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Oti Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

217,986Registered Households
763,795Household Member Population
3.50Average Household Size
9Districts in Oti Region
27.9 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

9 Districts
Nkwanta South38,047 HH / 133,865 mem.
Nkwanta North31,391 HH / 140,156 mem.
Krachi East26,993 HH / 104,284 mem.
Kadjebi26,715 HH / 89,835 mem.
Krachi Nchumuru24,469 HH / 85,510 mem.
Jasikan23,893 HH / 61,742 mem.
Biakoye18,680 HH / 61,932 mem.
Krachi West15,516 HH / 55,202 mem.
Guan12,282 HH / 31,269 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.5%3.4%45-646.1%7.0%25-4412.4%14.4%15-2412.0%11.0%5-1413.9%12.5%0-42.5%2.3%MALE (49.4%)FEMALE (50.6%)
Marital status — Oti

Never Married 43.5%; Married 42.5%; Widowed 6.5%; Consensual Union 3.3%; Separated 2.1%; Divorced 2.1%

Key Notes
  • 763,795 household members registered — 386,650 female (50.6%), 377,145 male (49.4%)
  • Average household size: 3.50 · Average member age: 27.9 years
  • Youngest average age: Nkwanta North (24.8 yrs); oldest: Guan (35.0 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~59 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~98 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 520,266 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
41.4% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 9.2%Poor — 32.2%Non-Poor — 58.6%
Key Notes
  • 90,179 households classified Absolute Poor (41.4% of registered)
  • 19,952 Extreme Poor households (9.2%); 70,227 Poor non-extreme (32.2%); 127,807 Non-Poor (58.6%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Nkwanta North (68.3%); lowest: Guan (21.4%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Nkwanta North (15.6%); lowest: Guan (1.5%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 72.0% Poor Sanitation 74.9% Poor Housing 50.2% No Electricity 25.1%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Krachi Nchumuru — 90.0%
  2. Nkwanta North — 87.9%
  3. Nkwanta South — 86.3%
  4. Krachi East — 74.8%
  5. Krachi West — 71.4%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Nkwanta North — 86.4%
  2. Krachi East — 81.2%
  3. Krachi Nchumuru — 76.5%
  4. Nkwanta South — 74.2%
  5. Krachi West — 68.2%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 156,906 households (72.0%)
  • Poor sanitation: 163,328 households (74.9%)
  • Poor housing: 109,511 households (50.2%)
  • No electricity: 54,804 households (25.1%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 754 (0.10%) Orphans (S+D) 32,198 (4.2%) Elderly (65+) 43,460 (5.7%) Widowed 33,643 (4.4%) Child Not Immunized 844 (1.9% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Krachi Nchumuru — 244 (0.29%)
  2. Kadjebi — 138 (0.15%)
  3. Krachi East — 114 (0.11%)
Key Notes
  • 754 school dropouts registered (0.10% of members)
  • 32,198 single + double orphans combined (4.2% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 43,460 members (5.7%); Widowed: 33,643 members (4.4%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Krachi Nchumuru (244 members, 0.29%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
13,633Members Recorded as Unemployed, Oti Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Krachi Nchumuru — 4,384
  2. Nkwanta South — 2,399
  3. Krachi East — 1,894
  4. Kadjebi — 1,550
  5. Nkwanta North — 1,129
  6. Jasikan — 743
  7. Krachi West — 549
  8. Guan — 541
  9. Biakoye — 444
Key Notes
  • 13,633 members recorded as unemployed in Oti Region
  • Krachi Nchumuru (4,384) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 10.2% of recorded occupations (566) vs 9.7% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Biakoye (444)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 72.7% / EP 65.8% High Food Prices 10.4% / EP 7.2% Loss Of The Breadwinner 3.9% / EP 8.1% Rain Storm 3.4% / EP 7.5%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. School Feeding — 8,714 (34.3%)
  2. Free SHS — 5,626 (22.1%)
  3. Free Maternal Health — 5,139 (20.2%)
  4. Free School Uniforms — 4,348 (17.1%)
  5. Food/Agric Sector Init. — 755 (3.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. School Feeding — 1,231 (37.7%)
  2. Free Maternal Health — 751 (23.0%)
  3. Free School Uniforms — 628 (19.2%)
  4. Free SHS — 497 (15.2%)
  5. Food/Agric Sector Init. — 78 (2.4%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (72.7%) in Oti Region
  • 2,704 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 530 (19.6%)
  • School Feeding is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (8,714, 34.3%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Krachi Nchumuru (562); highest LEAP access in Krachi Nchumuru (233)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 2.01% Sight 1.44% Selfcare 1.07% Remembering 0.81% Hearing 0.78% Communication 0.67%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 3,872 (14.2%)
  2. Heart Disease — 501 (1.8%)
  3. Diabetes — 364 (1.3%)
  4. Other — 349 (1.3%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Krachi Nchumuru — 970
  2. Kadjebi — 917
  3. Jasikan — 469
  4. Nkwanta South — 456
Key Notes
  • 27,501 members (3.60%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 7,709 (1.01%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (2.01%)
  • 19.6% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (14.2%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Krachi Nchumuru (970)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 9 districts in Oti Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Oti Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Savannah Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

102,991Registered Households
585,935Household Member Population
5.69Average Household Size
7Districts in Savannah Region
28.0 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

7 Districts
Central Gonja District21,432 HH / 139,559 mem.
Bole District20,769 HH / 85,206 mem.
East Gonja District17,811 HH / 93,651 mem.
Sawla-Tuna-Kalba17,644 HH / 106,815 mem.
West Gonja District13,223 HH / 72,469 mem.
North Gonja District7,691 HH / 54,857 mem.
North East Gonja District4,421 HH / 33,378 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.4%3.2%45-645.5%6.7%25-4412.9%15.2%15-2412.4%11.3%5-1415.6%14.4%0-40.2%0.2%MALE (49.0%)FEMALE (51.0%)
Marital status — Savannah

Married 48.1%; Never Married 42.8%; Widowed 6.1%; Consensual Union 1.1%; Divorced 1.1%; Separated 0.8%

Key Notes
  • 585,935 household members registered — 298,539 female (51.0%), 287,396 male (49.0%)
  • Average household size: 5.69 · Average member age: 28.0 years
  • Youngest average age: Central Gonja District (26.5 yrs); oldest: Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (29.8 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~56 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~96 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 375,425 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
70.3% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 43.6%Poor — 26.7%Non-Poor — 29.7%
Key Notes
  • 72,394 households classified Absolute Poor (70.3% of registered)
  • 44,879 Extreme Poor households (43.6%); 27,515 Poor non-extreme (26.7%); 30,597 Non-Poor (29.7%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: North East Gonja District (91.8%); lowest: Bole District (50.9%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: North East Gonja District (72.2%); lowest: Bole District (28.2%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 86.2% Poor Sanitation 89.8% Poor Housing 65.3% No Electricity 43.5%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. North East Gonja District — 98.9%
  2. North Gonja District — 96.9%
  3. Central Gonja District — 94.6%
  4. West Gonja District — 91.1%
  5. Sawla-Tuna-Kalba — 90.1%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. North East Gonja District — 99.6%
  2. East Gonja District — 96.7%
  3. West Gonja District — 89.7%
  4. Sawla-Tuna-Kalba — 87.9%
  5. North Gonja District — 86.8%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 88,811 households (86.2%)
  • Poor sanitation: 92,459 households (89.8%)
  • Poor housing: 67,221 households (65.3%)
  • No electricity: 44,792 households (43.5%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 840 (0.14%) Orphans (S+D) 25,127 (4.3%) Elderly (65+) 32,465 (5.5%) Widowed 23,066 (3.9%) Child Not Immunized 1,192 (32.4% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. West Gonja District — 254 (0.35%)
  2. Bole District — 212 (0.25%)
  3. East Gonja District — 106 (0.11%)
Key Notes
  • 840 school dropouts registered (0.14% of members)
  • 25,127 single + double orphans combined (4.3% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 32,465 members (5.5%); Widowed: 23,066 members (3.9%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in West Gonja District (254 members, 0.35%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
23,636Members Recorded as Unemployed, Savannah Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. West Gonja District — 8,237
  2. Central Gonja District — 6,691
  3. East Gonja District — 3,559
  4. Bole District — 2,017
  5. Sawla-Tuna-Kalba — 1,553
  6. North Gonja District — 1,043
  7. North East Gonja District — 536
Key Notes
  • 23,636 members recorded as unemployed in Savannah Region
  • West Gonja District (8,237) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 47.4% of recorded occupations (842) vs 45.0% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in North East Gonja District (536)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 80.7% / EP 84.7% High Food Prices 6.6% / EP 3.2% Rain Storm 3.9% / EP 4.4% Loss Of The Breadwinner 2.4% / EP 2.2%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. School Feeding — 3,542 (28.4%)
  2. Free Maternal Health — 2,527 (20.3%)
  3. Free SHS — 2,356 (18.9%)
  4. LEAP — 2,019 (16.2%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 1,612 (12.9%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. School Feeding — 2,109 (28.8%)
  2. Free Maternal Health — 1,598 (21.8%)
  3. Free SHS — 1,427 (19.5%)
  4. Free School Uniforms — 1,033 (14.1%)
  5. LEAP — 988 (13.5%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (80.7%) in Savannah Region
  • 6,783 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 948 (14.0%)
  • School Feeding is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (3,542, 28.4%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in West Gonja District (2,179); highest LEAP access in West Gonja District (1,148)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 1.82% Selfcare 1.27% Sight 1.13% Communication 0.64% Hearing 0.61% Remembering 0.59%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 4,246 (10.0%)
  2. Other — 780 (1.8%)
  3. Heart Disease — 367 (0.9%)
  4. Diabetes — 363 (0.9%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. West Gonja District — 1,299
  2. Central Gonja District — 1,064
  3. East Gonja District — 639
  4. Bole District — 567
Key Notes
  • 21,895 members (3.74%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 7,522 (1.28%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (1.82%)
  • 14.2% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (10.0%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: West Gonja District (1,299)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 7 districts in Savannah Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Savannah Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Upper East Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

249,444Registered Households
1,037,402Household Member Population
4.16Average Household Size
15Districts in Upper East Region
27.6 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 15 Districts
Binduri23,064 HH / 91,063 mem.
Bongo23,045 HH / 111,027 mem.
Bawku West22,954 HH / 111,352 mem.
Pusiga21,503 HH / 78,254 mem.
Kasena Nankana West21,417 HH / 83,653 mem.
Talensi18,804 HH / 76,058 mem.
Tempane18,173 HH / 73,740 mem.
Bawku Municipal17,548 HH / 71,106 mem.
Builsa North Municipal16,300 HH / 55,110 mem.
Kasena Nankana Municipal16,016 HH / 68,005 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.5%5.0%45-644.7%7.5%25-4411.5%12.4%15-2411.6%11.0%5-1413.5%11.9%0-44.3%3.9%MALE (48.2%)FEMALE (51.8%)
Marital status — Upper East

Married 44.0%; Never Married 42.6%; Widowed 11.2%; Divorced 1.0%; Separated 1.0%; Consensual Union 0.2%

Key Notes
  • 1,037,402 household members registered — 537,288 female (51.8%), 500,114 male (48.2%)
  • Average household size: 4.16 · Average member age: 27.6 years
  • Youngest average age: Bawku West (26.1 yrs); oldest: Kasena Nankana West (29.7 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~70 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~93 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 744,014 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
67.4% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 29.2%Poor — 38.2%Non-Poor — 32.6%
Key Notes
  • 168,215 households classified Absolute Poor (67.4% of registered)
  • 72,891 Extreme Poor households (29.2%); 95,324 Poor non-extreme (38.2%); 81,229 Non-Poor (32.6%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Builsa North Municipal (95.0%); lowest: Bolgatanga East (40.6%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Kasena Nankana Municipal (47.6%); lowest: Bolgatanga East (14.8%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 94.7% Poor Sanitation 95.2% Poor Housing 88.8% No Electricity 48.7%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Bolgatanga Municipal — 98.6%
  2. Kasena Nankana Municipal — 98.6%
  3. Pusiga — 98.5%
  4. Bongo — 97.4%
  5. Builsa South — 96.3%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Nabdam — 98.5%
  2. Bawku Municipal — 98.1%
  3. Pusiga — 97.2%
  4. Bolgatanga Municipal — 97.2%
  5. Kasena Nankana West — 95.2%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 236,312 households (94.7%)
  • Poor sanitation: 237,410 households (95.2%)
  • Poor housing: 221,450 households (88.8%)
  • No electricity: 121,434 households (48.7%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 24,433 (2.36%) Orphans (S+D) 91,633 (8.8%) Elderly (65+) 74,787 (7.2%) Widowed 83,277 (8.0%) Child Not Immunized 44,009 (40.3% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Garu — 2,339 (3.34%)
  2. Bawku West — 3,396 (3.05%)
  3. Bawku Municipal — 2,156 (3.03%)
Key Notes
  • 24,433 school dropouts registered (2.36% of members)
  • 91,633 single + double orphans combined (8.8% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 74,787 members (7.2%); Widowed: 83,277 members (8.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Garu (2,339 members, 3.34%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
412,650Members Recorded as Unemployed, Upper East Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Bongo — 48,312
  2. Bawku West — 43,046
  3. Kasena Nankana West — 40,287
  4. Binduri — 37,870
  5. Pusiga — 32,620
  6. Bawku Municipal — 28,877
  7. Kasena Nankana Municipal — 26,959
  8. Tempane — 26,922
  9. Talensi — 25,463
  10. Garu — 24,768
Key Notes
  • 412,650 members recorded as unemployed in Upper East Region
  • Bongo (48,312) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 42.4% of recorded occupations (21,203) vs 42.1% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Bolgatanga East (5,488)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 38.3% / EP 37.8% Rain Storm 14.5% / EP 14.5% Pest Infestation 13.0% / EP 13.6% High Food Prices 8.6% / EP 7.5%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (38.3%) in Upper East Region
  • 74,213 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 23,840 (32.1%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Bawku West (7,468); highest LEAP access in Bawku Municipal (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 4.62% Sight 3.43% Selfcare 2.93% Hearing 2.26% Remembering 2.20% Communication 1.83%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 37,104 (5.6%)
  2. Other — 10,094 (1.5%)
  3. Heart Disease — 5,582 (0.8%)
  4. Diabetes — 3,539 (0.5%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Bawku Municipal — 4,300
  2. Pusiga — 4,156
  3. Kasena Nankana West — 3,770
  4. Bawku West — 3,505
Key Notes
  • 85,243 members (8.22%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 24,184 (2.33%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (4.62%)
  • 8.9% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (5.6%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Bawku Municipal (4,300)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 15 districts in Upper East Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Upper East Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Upper West Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

160,712Registered Households
580,265Household Member Population
3.61Average Household Size
11Districts in Upper West Region
28.1 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 11 Districts
Wa West District21,291 HH / 86,275 mem.
Wa East District19,368 HH / 81,217 mem.
Sissala East District16,691 HH / 58,993 mem.
Wa Municipal16,637 HH / 57,481 mem.
Sissala West16,442 HH / 50,031 mem.
Nadowli-Kaleo District16,095 HH / 57,366 mem.
Jirapa District12,965 HH / 44,610 mem.
Lawra District12,114 HH / 43,387 mem.
Lambussie-Karni District10,955 HH / 37,951 mem.
Nandom9,180 HH / 33,051 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.6%4.9%45-645.3%8.4%25-4411.1%13.2%15-2410.1%10.4%5-1413.3%12.1%0-44.5%4.2%MALE (46.9%)FEMALE (53.1%)
Marital status — Upper West

Married 49.2%; Never Married 37.1%; Widowed 11.4%; Separated 1.0%; Divorced 1.0%; Consensual Union 0.3%

Key Notes
  • 580,265 household members registered — 308,291 female (53.1%), 271,974 male (46.9%)
  • Average household size: 3.61 · Average member age: 28.1 years
  • Youngest average age: Sissala East District (25.8 yrs); oldest: Jirapa District (31.6 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~71 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~88 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 411,473 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
97.3% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 58.1%Poor — 39.2%Non-Poor — 2.7%
Key Notes
  • 156,307 households classified Absolute Poor (97.3% of registered)
  • 93,302 Extreme Poor households (58.1%); 63,005 Poor non-extreme (39.2%); 4,405 Non-Poor (2.7%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Nandom (100.0%); lowest: Lambussie-Karni District (77.2%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Wa Municipal (89.1%); lowest: Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (33.9%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 90.3% Poor Sanitation 91.2% Poor Housing 67.7% No Electricity 34.2%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Wa West District — 98.8%
  2. Jirapa District — 97.0%
  3. Sissala East District — 96.6%
  4. Sissala West — 96.5%
  5. Wa East District — 96.4%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Jirapa District — 97.2%
  2. Nandom — 96.9%
  3. Wa West District — 96.0%
  4. Sissala East District — 94.9%
  5. Lambussie-Karni District — 93.4%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 145,054 households (90.3%)
  • Poor sanitation: 146,491 households (91.2%)
  • Poor housing: 108,740 households (67.7%)
  • No electricity: 55,032 households (34.2%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 9,096 (1.57%) Orphans (S+D) 42,978 (7.4%) Elderly (65+) 40,808 (7.0%) Widowed 46,930 (8.1%) Child Not Immunized 22,503 (34.6% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Nadowli-Kaleo District — 1,330 (2.32%)
  2. Lawra District — 901 (2.08%)
  3. Jirapa District — 818 (1.83%)
Key Notes
  • 9,096 school dropouts registered (1.57% of members)
  • 42,978 single + double orphans combined (7.4% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 40,808 members (7.0%); Widowed: 46,930 members (8.1%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Nadowli-Kaleo District (1,330 members, 2.32%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
239,726Members Recorded as Unemployed, Upper West Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Wa West District — 38,015
  2. Wa East District — 36,342
  3. Nadowli-Kaleo District — 23,262
  4. Wa Municipal — 22,782
  5. Jirapa District — 22,447
  6. Sissala East District — 21,245
  7. Sissala West — 17,936
  8. Lawra District — 15,752
  9. Lambussie-Karni District — 15,583
  10. Nandom — 13,898
Key Notes
  • 239,726 members recorded as unemployed in Upper West Region
  • Wa West District (38,015) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 44.3% of recorded occupations (19,536) vs 44.9% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (12,464)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 73.0% / EP 74.5% High Food Prices 8.0% / EP 7.0% Loss Of The Breadwinner 4.9% / EP 4.5% Rain Storm 4.1% / EP 4.1%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (73.0%) in Upper West Region
  • 72,209 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 42,678 (59.1%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Wa West District (12,289); highest LEAP access in Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 5.83% Sight 4.19% Selfcare 3.82% Hearing 2.89% Remembering 2.64% Communication 2.33%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 22,598 (6.1%)
  2. Other — 10,861 (3.0%)
  3. Heart Disease — 3,838 (1.0%)
  4. Diabetes — 2,438 (0.7%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Nadowli-Kaleo District — 2,874
  2. Wa West District — 2,825
  3. Sissala East District — 2,677
  4. Sissala West — 2,641
Key Notes
  • 59,278 members (10.22%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 17,721 (3.05%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (5.83%)
  • 11.5% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (6.1%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Nadowli-Kaleo District (2,874)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 11 districts in Upper West Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Upper West Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Volta Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

536,666Registered Households
1,667,706Household Member Population
3.11Average Household Size
18Districts in Volta Region
30.5 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 18 Districts
Ketu South93,376 HH / 281,179 mem.
Ho67,222 HH / 151,853 mem.
Akatsi South37,720 HH / 89,892 mem.
Ketu North35,584 HH / 103,855 mem.
Hohoe Municipal33,718 HH / 102,506 mem.
South Tongu33,446 HH / 127,788 mem.
Anloga30,990 HH / 107,701 mem.
North Tongu27,647 HH / 119,890 mem.
Central Tongu24,226 HH / 102,926 mem.
Keta Municipal23,937 HH / 64,347 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+3.0%5.4%45-646.4%8.6%25-4412.3%15.1%15-2410.9%11.0%5-1411.8%11.0%0-42.3%2.2%MALE (46.7%)FEMALE (53.3%)
Marital status — Volta

Never Married 43.0%; Married 35.7%; Widowed 8.9%; Consensual Union 5.6%; Separated 4.2%; Divorced 2.5%

Key Notes
  • 1,667,706 household members registered — 889,539 female (53.3%), 778,167 male (46.7%)
  • Average household size: 3.11 · Average member age: 30.5 years
  • Youngest average age: Ketu South (28.7 yrs); oldest: Ho-West (33.1 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~56 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~87 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 1,213,245 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
23.9% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 7.3%Poor — 16.5%Non-Poor — 76.1%
Key Notes
  • 128,023 households classified Absolute Poor (23.9% of registered)
  • 39,391 Extreme Poor households (7.3%); 88,632 Poor non-extreme (16.5%); 408,643 Non-Poor (76.1%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Agortime Ziope (95.9%); lowest: Ho (1.4%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Agortime Ziope (27.4%); lowest: Ho (0.3%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 58.3% Poor Sanitation 49.6% Poor Housing 26.6% No Electricity 14.6%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Central Tongu — 80.9%
  2. Adaklu — 77.3%
  3. Agortime Ziope — 73.3%
  4. North Tongu — 67.0%
  5. Akatsi North — 66.2%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Agortime Ziope — 75.9%
  2. North Tongu — 75.6%
  3. Adaklu — 73.2%
  4. Ketu South — 72.8%
  5. Akatsi North — 68.4%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 312,850 households (58.3%)
  • Poor sanitation: 266,178 households (49.6%)
  • Poor housing: 142,499 households (26.6%)
  • No electricity: 78,089 households (14.6%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 2,817 (0.17%) Orphans (S+D) 95,498 (5.7%) Elderly (65+) 138,102 (8.3%) Widowed 108,090 (6.5%) Child Not Immunized 1,080 (1.3% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Agortime Ziope — 279 (0.52%)
  2. Akatsi North — 164 (0.50%)
  3. South Dayi — 207 (0.40%)
Key Notes
  • 2,817 school dropouts registered (0.17% of members)
  • 95,498 single + double orphans combined (5.7% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 138,102 members (8.3%); Widowed: 108,090 members (6.5%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Agortime Ziope (279 members, 0.52%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
39,396Members Recorded as Unemployed, Volta Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Ketu South — 5,817
  2. Central Tongu — 5,587
  3. South Tongu — 3,899
  4. Agortime Ziope — 3,528
  5. North Tongu — 3,493
  6. Anloga — 3,252
  7. Akatsi South — 2,898
  8. Ketu North — 2,767
  9. Akatsi North — 1,800
  10. Keta Municipal — 1,106
Key Notes
  • 39,396 members recorded as unemployed in Volta Region
  • Ketu South (5,817) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 22.7% of recorded occupations (2,166) vs 4.8% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Kpando Municipal (96)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 28.7% / EP 33.0% Loss Of The Breadwinner 16.3% / EP 13.3% High Food Prices 16.0% / EP 14.1% Flood 11.7% / EP 11.5%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. School Feeding — 11,785 (35.5%)
  2. Free SHS — 8,921 (26.9%)
  3. Free Maternal Health — 6,090 (18.3%)
  4. Free School Uniforms — 4,230 (12.7%)
  5. LEAP — 1,815 (5.5%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. School Feeding — 1,475 (39.5%)
  2. Free SHS — 651 (17.5%)
  3. Free Maternal Health — 587 (15.7%)
  4. Free School Uniforms — 539 (14.5%)
  5. LEAP — 446 (12.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (28.7%) in Volta Region
  • 5,086 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 2,293 (45.1%)
  • School Feeding is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (11,785, 35.5%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Agortime Ziope (793); highest LEAP access in Agortime Ziope (415)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 3.14% Sight 2.27% Selfcare 1.76% Remembering 1.26% Hearing 1.02% Communication 0.90%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 7,461 (11.1%)
  2. Other — 1,260 (1.9%)
  3. Diabetes — 763 (1.1%)
  4. Heart Disease — 420 (0.6%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. South Tongu — 876
  2. Ketu South — 821
  3. Central Tongu — 776
  4. Agortime Ziope — 756
Key Notes
  • 90,967 members (5.45%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 25,930 (1.55%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (3.14%)
  • 15.1% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (11.1%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: South Tongu (876)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 18 districts in Volta Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Volta Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Western North Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

18,734Registered Households
70,594Household Member Population
3.77Average Household Size
9Districts in Western North Region
29.7 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

9 Districts
Aowin Municipal3,373 HH / 9,953 mem.
Sefwi Wiawso Municipal3,297 HH / 14,244 mem.
Juaboso3,047 HH / 10,988 mem.
Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal3,022 HH / 12,853 mem.
Bodi1,904 HH / 8,267 mem.
Sefwi Akontombra1,837 HH / 7,429 mem.
Suaman1,314 HH / 3,844 mem.
Bia West739 HH / 2,307 mem.
Bia East201 HH / 709 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+3.4%4.7%45-646.2%10.1%25-448.9%13.3%15-2411.8%11.9%5-1413.0%11.9%0-42.4%2.3%MALE (45.7%)FEMALE (54.3%)
Marital status — Western North

Never Married 47.2%; Married 31.8%; Widowed 12.8%; Divorced 3.9%; Separated 2.4%; Consensual Union 1.9%

Key Notes
  • 70,594 household members registered — 38,327 female (54.3%), 32,267 male (45.7%)
  • Average household size: 3.77 · Average member age: 29.7 years
  • Youngest average age: Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal (27.4 yrs); oldest: Bia East (38.5 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~61 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~84 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 54,093 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
45.1% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 5.7%Poor — 39.4%Non-Poor — 54.9%
Key Notes
  • 8,456 households classified Absolute Poor (45.1% of registered)
  • 1,075 Extreme Poor households (5.7%); 7,381 Poor non-extreme (39.4%); 10,278 Non-Poor (54.9%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Juaboso (65.1%); lowest: Bia West (1.2%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal (10.3%); lowest: Bia West (0.1%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 64.9% Poor Sanitation 72.0% Poor Housing 70.1% No Electricity 30.7%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Bodi — 85.4%
  2. Bia West — 84.2%
  3. Bia East — 78.1%
  4. Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal — 75.5%
  5. Juaboso — 74.1%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Suaman — 85.4%
  2. Juaboso — 78.8%
  3. Bia East — 73.6%
  4. Aowin Municipal — 70.2%
  5. Bodi — 67.4%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 12,153 households (64.9%)
  • Poor sanitation: 13,483 households (72.0%)
  • Poor housing: 13,139 households (70.1%)
  • No electricity: 5,759 households (30.7%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 1,942 (2.75%) Orphans (S+D) 13,998 (19.8%) Elderly (65+) 5,323 (7.5%) Widowed 6,901 (9.8%) Child Not Immunized 1,930 (42.5% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal — 419 (3.26%)
  2. Bodi — 265 (3.21%)
  3. Juaboso — 326 (2.97%)
Key Notes
  • 1,942 school dropouts registered (2.75% of members)
  • 13,998 single + double orphans combined (19.8% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 5,323 members (7.5%); Widowed: 6,901 members (9.8%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal (419 members, 3.26%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
32,846Members Recorded as Unemployed, Western North Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Sefwi Wiawso Municipal — 5,454
  2. Aowin Municipal — 5,328
  3. Juaboso — 5,259
  4. Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal — 5,234
  5. Sefwi Akontombra — 3,860
  6. Bodi — 3,662
  7. Suaman — 2,483
  8. Bia West — 1,104
  9. Bia East — 462
Key Notes
  • 32,846 members recorded as unemployed in Western North Region
  • Sefwi Wiawso Municipal (5,454) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 30.4% of recorded occupations (119) vs 36.6% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Bia East (462)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
Drought 23.9% / EP 31.8% Loss Of The Breadwinner 18.7% / EP 10.2% Pest Infestation 14.1% / EP 21.2% Loss Of Income/Employment 10.8% / EP 6.5%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • Drought is the leading shock overall (23.9%) in Western North Region
  • 3,489 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 245 (7.0%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Bodi (780); highest LEAP access in Aowin Municipal (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 7.22% Sight 5.39% Selfcare 4.40% Hearing 3.02% Remembering 2.95% Communication 2.41%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 6,008 (12.7%)
  2. Other — 1,286 (2.7%)
  3. Diabetes — 1,134 (2.4%)
  4. Heart Disease — 447 (0.9%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Sefwi Wiawso Municipal — 1,126
  2. Aowin Municipal — 1,029
  3. Sefwi Akontombra — 837
  4. Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal — 759
Key Notes
  • 8,778 members (12.43%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 2,104 (2.98%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (7.22%)
  • 19.5% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (12.7%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Sefwi Wiawso Municipal (1,126)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 9 districts in Western North Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Western North Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent

Ghana National Household Registry

Overview of Registered Households in the Western Region

This infographic shows data on the welfare status of households and household members of the region in display.

24,607Registered Households
94,043Household Member Population
3.82Average Household Size
14Districts in Western Region
28.8 yrsAverage Member Age

Coverage by District

Top 10 of 14 Districts
Nzema East Municipal3,413 HH / 12,874 mem.
Wassa Amenfi Central3,137 HH / 11,477 mem.
Wassa Amenfi West Municipal3,076 HH / 11,076 mem.
Jomoro Municipal2,689 HH / 10,537 mem.
Ellembelle2,081 HH / 8,335 mem.
Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal1,943 HH / 7,038 mem.
Wassa East1,921 HH / 6,455 mem.
Wassa Amenfi East Municipal1,742 HH / 5,738 mem.
Shama1,375 HH / 6,704 mem.
Prestea/Huni Valley Municipal993 HH / 4,663 mem.
Key Notes
  • For more information, visit gnhr.mogcsp.gov.gh

General Demographics

HH & Members
AGE & GENDER, % OF MEMBERS65+2.6%5.2%45-644.9%9.0%25-448.8%14.1%15-2412.6%12.8%5-1412.8%12.1%0-42.7%2.4%MALE (44.4%)FEMALE (55.6%)
Marital status — Western

Never Married 52.4%; Married 27.3%; Widowed 12.1%; Divorced 3.1%; Consensual Union 2.8%; Separated 2.3%

Key Notes
  • 94,043 household members registered — 52,311 female (55.6%), 41,732 male (44.4%)
  • Average household size: 3.82 · Average member age: 28.8 years
  • Youngest average age: Wassa Amenfi West Municipal (25.6 yrs); oldest: Ahanta West Municipal (36.9 yrs)
  • Ratio interpretation: ~61 dependents per 100 working-age members; sex ratio ~80 males per 100 females
  • Age/gender from Gender_Age extract; marital status from marital_Status_n_occupation.xlsx (base: 71,999 members with recorded status)

Poverty

Classification
39.4% ABSOLUTE POOR
Extreme Poor — 4.9%Poor — 34.5%Non-Poor — 60.6%
Key Notes
  • 9,697 households classified Absolute Poor (39.4% of registered)
  • 1,212 Extreme Poor households (4.9%); 8,485 Poor non-extreme (34.5%); 14,910 Non-Poor (60.6%)
  • Highest Absolute Poor rate: Shama (63.3%); lowest: Prestea/Huni Valley Municipal (20.3%)
  • Highest Extreme Poor rate: Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Area (STMA) (24.4%); lowest: Wassa Amenfi East Municipal (1.8%)
  • PMT-based classification; LEAP-only districts may show zero poverty counts

Key Vulnerabilities

Household Level
No Safe Water 74.6% Poor Sanitation 70.1% Poor Housing 67.9% No Electricity 36.7%
Top 5 — Poor Sanitation
  1. Wassa Amenfi West Municipal — 87.4%
  2. Ellembelle — 84.4%
  3. Wassa Amenfi East Municipal — 83.9%
  4. Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal — 79.8%
  5. Mpohor — 78.8%
Top 5 — No Safe Water
  1. Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal — 92.2%
  2. Wassa Amenfi West Municipal — 87.0%
  3. Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal — 84.1%
  4. Wassa East — 81.5%
  5. Ellembelle — 80.7%
Key Notes
  • No safe water: 18,354 households (74.6%)
  • Poor sanitation: 17,240 households (70.1%)
  • Poor housing: 16,715 households (67.9%)
  • No electricity: 9,022 households (36.7%)
  • Rates computed within registered households only; joint (combined) deprivation not separable in this extract

Children & Aged

Life-Stage Vulnerability
School Dropout 3,562 (3.79%) Orphans (S+D) 20,200 (21.5%) Elderly (65+) 6,959 (7.4%) Widowed 8,719 (9.3%) Child Not Immunized 2,576 (43.2% of U5)
Out-of-School: Top 3 Districts
  1. Wassa Amenfi West Municipal — 861 (7.77%)
  2. Nzema East Municipal — 613 (4.76%)
  3. Shama — 248 (3.70%)
Key Notes
  • 3,562 school dropouts registered (3.79% of members)
  • 20,200 single + double orphans combined (21.5% of members)
  • Elderly (65+): 6,959 members (7.4%); Widowed: 8,719 members (9.3%)
  • District spotlight: highest out-of-school rate in Wassa Amenfi West Municipal (861 members, 7.77%)
  • Widowhood and orphan status recorded at member level; no gender split available in this extract

Employment & Livelihoods

Unemployment
38,785Members Recorded as Unemployed, Western Region
Unemployment Rank — Top 10 (count)
  1. Wassa Amenfi Central — 5,464
  2. Jomoro Municipal — 5,070
  3. Nzema East Municipal — 4,956
  4. Ellembelle — 3,670
  5. Wassa Amenfi West Municipal — 3,283
  6. Shama — 3,156
  7. Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal — 2,524
  8. Wassa East — 2,136
  9. Prestea/Huni Valley Municipal — 2,103
  10. Wassa Amenfi East Municipal — 1,844
Key Notes
  • 38,785 members recorded as unemployed in Western Region
  • Wassa Amenfi Central (5,464) has the most unemployed members of any district
  • Among Extreme Poor, Agric. Business is 48.6% of recorded occupations (278) vs 49.6% regionally
  • District spotlight: lowest unemployed count in Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal (558)
  • Unemployment counts from GNHR_Vulnerable_Groups4.xlsx (MM_Is_Unemployed); occupation from Working_and_Reason_Not_Working extract (age 15-64)

Social Protection & Shocks

Access & Exposure
High Food Prices 23.2% / EP 16.1% Loss Of The Breadwinner 19.9% / EP 14.7% Loss Of Income/Employment 13.4% / EP 21.8% Rain Storm 10.4% / EP 10.9%
SP Benefits — Overall
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
SP Benefits — Extreme Poor
  1. LEAP — 0 (0.0%)
  2. Free SHS — 0 (0.0%)
  3. School Feeding — 0 (0.0%)
  4. Free Maternal Health — 0 (0.0%)
  5. Free School Uniforms — 0 (0.0%)
Key Notes
  • High Food Prices is the leading shock overall (23.2%) in Western Region
  • 3,428 total shock incidents recorded; Extreme Poor account for 211 (6.2%)
  • LEAP is the most-mentioned SP programme overall (0, 0.0%)
  • District spotlight: highest shock exposure in Wassa Amenfi Central (1,258); highest LEAP access in Ahanta West Municipal (0)
  • Questions on shocks were not asked to the entire household sample — this module was introduced a bit later, so figures reflect a partial rollout

Health Care

Disability & Chronic Illness
Walking/Climbing 6.34% Sight 4.01% Selfcare 3.75% Remembering 2.56% Hearing 2.41% Communication 2.09%
Chronic Illness
  1. High Blood Pressure — 6,257 (9.9%)
  2. Other — 1,509 (2.4%)
  3. Diabetes — 900 (1.4%)
  4. Heart Disease — 636 (1.0%)
Top Districts — High Blood Pressure
  1. Jomoro Municipal — 1,032
  2. Wassa Amenfi West Municipal — 1,018
  3. Wassa Amenfi Central — 992
  4. Nzema East Municipal — 757
Key Notes
  • 9,317 members (9.91%) have a severe difficulty in at least one domain; 2,685 (2.86%) cannot do at all
  • Walking/Climbing is the leading severe-difficulty domain (6.34%)
  • 15.0% of respondents report at least one chronic illness; High Blood Pressure is most common (9.9%)
  • Top High Blood Pressure district: Jomoro Municipal (1,032)
  • Disability uses the WG-SS 4-point scale (1=No difficulty … 4=Cannot do at all); severe = levels 3–4

¹ Coverage: figures reflect only households registered in GNHR as at May 2026, aggregated across 14 districts in Western Region.

² Disclaimer: statistics are drawn from GNHR-registered households and members only. Registration was not a census, so figures should not be generalised to the total population of Western Region.

Key GNHR Data Users
WFPWorld Food Programme
LEAPLivelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
MoFAMin. of Food & Agriculture
VRAVolta River Authority
LIPWLabour Intensive Public Works
Labour Dept.incl. Child Labour Unit
ResearchersAcademic & Independent